Askonas Holt

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Alexander Shelley named Artistic and Music Director of @PacificSymphony. Read the full story here: buff.ly/40KQWVB @ShelleyConduct

Toi toi toi to @ailynperezsop and Dmytro Popov who open at the @MetOpera tonight in La bohème conducted by Kensho Watanabe. Full details here: buff.ly/3O44Ef1

Tonight, Étienne Dupuis debuts at @WashNatOpera singing his first Macbeth alongside Soloman Howard as Banquo conducted by @EvanRogister. Performances until 23 November. Read the full story here: buff.ly/4hO2hKC

Sasha Scolnik-Brower moves to main roster and Askonas Holt Conducting Fellowship welcomes Sam Weller. Read the full story here: buff.ly/4fIaChd

This week, Dame Sarah Connolly joins forces with @jpianomiddleton for two recitals at @bathmozartfest and @wigmore_hall. More details here: buff.ly/4enmq7x

Askonas Holt artists Yannick Nézet-Séguin, @marinalsop, @_JuliaBullock, @JoyceDiDonato, @ailynperezsop, Emanuel Ax and @YoYo_Ma nominated for 2025 @RecordingAcad GRAMMYs. Winners announced 2 February. Full list here: buff.ly/3UHbo69

Tonight, @_JuliaBullock, @JoyceDiDonato and @iestyn_davies open in Theodora at @Teatro_Real. Performances until 23 November. Read the full story here: buff.ly/4ejNAfy

Toi toi toi to @elsadreisig who sings the title role in Gounod's Roméo et Juliette tonight alongside Ema Nikolovska who makes a role debut as Stephano at @StaatsoperBLN. Performances until 24 November. Full details here: buff.ly/3UCyFWT

Tonight, @gergelymadaras debuts with Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne conducting Illés, Schönberg and Djordjevic. Read the full story here: buff.ly/48L2M47

Toi toi toi to Jessica Niles who debuts at @operfrankfurt tonight singing the title role in Handel’s Partenope. Performances until 27 November. Read the full story here: buff.ly/40xtDPc

Tonight, Miguel Sepúlveda debuts with @dphilmerck conducting Brahms, Tchaikovsky and Küßner. Full details here: buff.ly/4fzKsNv

Tonight, Lucie Leguay conducts the world premiere of Clara Olivares Les Sentinelles at @operadebordeaux. Full details here: buff.ly/3Cg7rPD

Toi toi toi to @xabieranduaga who opens at @bay_staatsoper tonight singing Edgardo in Lucia di Lammermoor. Performances until 20 November. Full details here: buff.ly/3ChB1UH

Tonight, Erina Yashima debuts at @LyricOpera conducting The Marriage of Figaro. Performances until 30 November. Full details here: buff.ly/3UJ75Ht

Tonight, Anne Schwanewilms, @tobyspence and @seanbaritone join Ingo Metzmacher and the NDR @elbphilharmonie Orchester for Die Jakobsleiter. Full details here: buff.ly/3YT3Xez

Toi toi toi to Piotr Buszewski who debuts at Semperoper Dresden tonight singing Alfredo in La traviata. Performances until 29 November. Full details here: buff.ly/4fdR3gN

The 1st single of my upcoming album "Lieder" is released: Schubert’s "Ständchen" with #MalcolmMartineau on piano. Listen through this link: w.lnk.to/lieder Leave a comment with what you feel when you listen to it, even if you might not speak the language💙 @WarnerClassics

This weekend sees @ViktoriaMullova return to China. 10 Nov: Shanghai Concert Hall recital 15 Nov: Brahms Violin Concerto with Chengdu Symphony Orchestra More details here: buff.ly/3AvXXiw

Lawrence Power returns to the @southbankcentre this weekend for two performances as part of his season-long residency. Read the full story here: buff.ly/3XGhCnl